books.google.com - During the 1980s, the geography of minor-league professional hockey changed radically, moving from its roots in the Canadian Maritime provinces, New England and the Midwestern states into the American south. In addition to cities like Dallas, Charlotte, Norfolk and Oklahoma City, which had long traditions...http://books.google.com/books/about/Hockey_Night_in_Dixie.html?id=yPS1BN8NPtgC&q=International+Hockey+League&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHockey Night in Dixie